Dictionary of Battles / From the Earliest Date to the Present Time

by Thomas Benfield Harbottle

Montebello (Franco-Austrian War).

Fought May 20, 1859, between the Austrians, under General Stadion, and about 7,000 French, under General Forey. The Austrians were defeated and driven back to Stradella, with a loss of 2,000 killed and wounded, and 200 prisoners.